Terrific goals were in the air on Valentine’s Day as Cristiano Ronaldo scored a brace to help Real Madrid come from behind and stun Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 while Sadio Mane scored a brilliant hat-trick to power Liverpool’s 5-0 thrashing of Porto in the first leg of the Champions League last-16 clash.
It was also a night of records as Ronaldo became the first player to score 100 Champions League goals for the same club and Liverpool became the top-scorers this season. Playing in the last 16 of the competition for the first time in nine years, Jurgen Klopp’s men are now all but certain to reach the quarter-finals.
Have a look at all the big numbers from Wednesday night:
Ronaldo stat attack
Cristiano Ronaldo—the first player to score 100 Champions League goals for a single club 👑 pic.twitter.com/SSrxExttG0
— B/R Football (@brfootball) February 14, 2018
Cristiano Ronaldo's goal in the Champions League per season:
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) February 14, 2018
2017/18
10 goals
2016/17
12 goals
2015/16
17 goals
2014/15
10 goals
2013/14
17 goals
2012/13
11 goals
2011/12
10 goals
The only player to score at least 10 Champions League goals in seven consecutive seasons. pic.twitter.com/Jjbj8FgPmV
7 - Cristiano Ronaldo has now scored 10+ goals in seven consecutive Champions League campaigns, while no other player has done so in more than two. Heaven. pic.twitter.com/402CYUCRq2
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) February 14, 2018
12 - Cristiano Ronaldo scored 12 of the last 16 Real Madrid goals in the Champions League knockout phase. Saviour.
— OptaJohan (@OptaJohan) February 14, 2018
Cristiano Ronaldo is the King of Champions League football. pic.twitter.com/YJoGUeVCPt
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) February 14, 2018
A Messi comparison was inevitable, right?
Since September 2009 in the #UCL...
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) February 14, 2018
Cristiano Ronaldo: 💯 goals.
Leo Messi: 80 goals. pic.twitter.com/HHtfE1fOn4
Champions League top scorers this season:
— Cristiano Ronaldo (@TeamCRonaldo) February 14, 2018
- Cristiano Ronaldo: 11
- Firmino, Kane: 7
- Neymar, Salah, Mane,Cavani, Ben Yedder: 6
Mind the Gap
- Messi: 3 pic.twitter.com/juC5DI5M11
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 431 goals in 423 games since joining Real Madrid in 2009. He’s the first player to score 100 goals at a club in the Champions League.
— Victor_Zsasz🎲🎯 📿🥃⛑ (@pound_4_pound37) February 15, 2018
#101⚽⚽⚽ pic.twitter.com/ujVEbcsQsd
Real Madrid were pretty good too...
100% - Isco Alarcon completed all of his 38 passes in the first half against PSG, more than any other player. Baton. pic.twitter.com/78qtoJOtbM
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) February 14, 2018
Salah + Firmino + Mane = Many, many Liverpool goals
🔥🔥🔥 Liverpool have scored 1⃣4⃣ goals in their 4⃣ #UCL away games - and are now joint top scorers with Paris.
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) February 14, 2018
How far can they go? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/j9EuffXHUC
28 - Liverpool have scored more goals than any other team in the Champions League this season, with 25 of those goals coming across their last five games. Update.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) February 14, 2018
Liverpool this season:
— bet365 (@bet365) February 14, 2018
Won 4-0 twice
Won 5-0 twice
Won 7-0 twice
Won 1-0 once pic.twitter.com/5RbmUIEW3u
Roberto Firmino has now scored 7 Champions League goals this season, equalling Steven Gerrard's record for the most Champions League goals scored for Liverpool in a single season. pic.twitter.com/mbgMyDPgeu
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) February 14, 2018
Mané is the 4⃣th Liverpool player to score a #UCL hat-trick, after...
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) February 14, 2018
...Michael Owen (2002), Yossi Benayoun (2007) and Philippe Coutinho (2017). 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/4NNcmXIguW
Mo Salah has been involved in 40 goals in his 36 games for Liverpool. 30 goals and 10 assists.
— DaveOCKOP (@DaveOCKOP) February 14, 2018
Mo Salah scores his 30th goal in all competitions and has now scored in five consecutive appearances for Liverpool. His last four months...
— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) February 14, 2018
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It's crazy to think that a player of Roberto Firmino's caliber is only taking part in his first ever Champions League campaign.
— Seleção Brasileira (@BrazilStat) February 14, 2018
Games: 6
Goals: 7
Assists: 3
10 goal involvements, already equaled Steven Gerrard's historical Liverpool record. pic.twitter.com/35VwzMQETM
PSG had some good numbers too...
Neymar has now registered 12 assists in the Champions League since the beginning of the 2016/17 season.
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) February 14, 2018
Twice as many as any other player in the competition. 😳 pic.twitter.com/HTE3HZwFrc
